How We Meet the Needs of English Language Learners

Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate Mississippi’s population of students who identify as English Language Learners (ELLs) has grown in recent decades, reflecting a nationwide trend. During the 2000-2001 school year, ELL students made…

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How We Meet the Needs of English Language Learners

What Factors Influence a Teacher’s Salary?

Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate In recent reports—including Falling Behind, which we released earlier this month—we have presented evidence that a large proportion of Mississippi teachers struggle with financial insecurity. A teacher survey…

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What Factors Influence a Teacher’s Salary?

Mississippi First Releases Pivotal Report on Teacher Compensation and Inflation

Jackson, Mississippi—Mississippi First, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education in the state, has released a new report titled Falling Behind: Teacher Compensation and the Race Against Inflation. The report provides a comprehensive look at the complex factors contributing to Mississippi’s teacher shortage with emphasis on how inflation has directly affected the impact of the recent…

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Mississippi First Releases Pivotal Report on Teacher Compensation and Inflation

The Growing Popularity of the Balanced Academic Calendar

Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate As most districts welcomed students back to school in August, districts on a balanced academic calendar were already going into their second month of the school year. The…

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The Growing Popularity of the Balanced Academic Calendar

Students Deserve a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate A growing body of research indicates that students of color benefit when their race or ethnicity is represented in the teacher workforce. Unfortunately, Mississippi’s teacher workforce does not…

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Students Deserve a Diverse Teacher Workforce

The Truth About Mississippi’s NAEP Gains

Editor’s Note: This blog post is in response to a column appearing in the LA Times titled “How Mississippi gamed its national reading test scores to produce ‘miracle gains.‘” We’re not going to link to it because we don’t believe it is worth your clicks; however, feel free to google. *** By Rachel Canter I Executive…

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